Chad: Legacies of France's African Empire

In this episode, we discuss France's relationship with its African colonies, specifically Chad. Chad became part of the French empire during the Scramble for Africa and successfully gained its independence in 1960 following the empire's disbandment. France's response to this change was to form alliances with its former colonies in order to maintain some of the political and economic benefits they had garnered during their colonisation. These alliances still stand today, with the French government providing military support, overlooking human rights violations, and influencing Chad's currency. Franco-African relations poses an interesting question, whether France can ever leave Africa? Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. We're on buy me a coffee too: buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent Hosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee Astrid: IG: astrid_monologuesx Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: https://www.britannica.com/place/Chad/History https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/french-equatorial-africa France's Wars in Chad: Military Intervention and Decolonization in Africa https://newafricanmagazine.com/16585/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14898197 https://www.ft.com/content/cea9cdd9-c500-41bc-a2ae-2e4c01eaf2e8 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8091373.stm https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/aug/14/president-deby-chad-greatest-threat-to-stability https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/world/africa/france-airstrikes-chad.html https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2017/07/12/the-cfa-franc-french-monetary-imperialism-in-africa/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices